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Blacks Need to Organize for Self-Defense
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
01 Jun 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Blacks Need to Organize for Self-Defense

“Whether we’re in large numbers like we are in Mississippi, or in small numbers like in Minnesota, our lives are in jeopardy and it’s important for us to build community networks to defend ourselves,” said Akinyele Umoja, professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University and author of the book, “We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance and the Mississippi Freedom Movement.” 

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